Not So Shy by Noa Nimrodi
Twelve-year-old Shai hates everything about moving to America from Israel. She’s determined to come up with a plan that will get her back home. Maybe she can go back with her grandparents when they...
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Shoham’s Bangle by Sarah Sassoon
Illustrator: Noa Kelner Shoham’s bangle jingles and jangles, clinks and clacks Shoham wears a golden bangle on her wrist, just like her Nana Aziza. Their bangles jingle when they cook, and glitter in the...
Mrs. Noah’s Doves by Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Alida Massari Mrs. Noah kept birds. She kept many a variety of birds, ravens and robins, eagles and eiders, cockatoos and crows. But out of all the birds she kept, her favorite were...
The Stars Will Be My Nightlight: A Sukkot Story by Jen Halpern
Illustrator: Chiara Fedele “Can we sleep in the sukkah?” the son asks his mom. She worries that it will be cold and dark, and that it might rain. “But the stars will be my...
Sammy Spider’s First ABC by Sylvia A. Rouss
Illustrator: Katherine Janus Kahn Sammy Spider goes through the English alphabet using the Jewish holidays and traditions celebrated by the Shapiro family. With its sweet rhymes and iconic illustrations, this book is a fun...
The Prince of Steel Pier by Stacy Nockowitz
A young teen falls in with the mob, and learns a lesson about what kind of person he wants to be In The Prince of Steel Pier, Joey Goodman is spending the summer at...
The Button Box by Bridget Hodder
After Jewish fifth-grader Ava and her Muslim best friend Nadeem are called hateful names at school, Ava’s Granny Buena rummages in her closet and pulls out a glittering crystal button box. It’s packed with...
The Topsy-Turvy Bus by Anita Fitch Pazner
Illustrator: Carolina Farías Reuse, recycle, renew, and rethink! Climb aboard the Topsy-Turvy Bus with Maddy and Jake as it travels around the country teaching communities the importance of taking care of the earth and...
When Lightnin’ Struck by Betsy R. Rosenthal
It’s 1928 in Odessa, Texas, and eleven-year-old James is struggling to find his purpose in life and to uncover a family secret. With his father struck dead by lightning and his mother in jail,...
Sydney A. Frankel’s Summer Mix-up by Danielle Joseph
Sydney Frankel, soon to be a sixth-grader, is looking forward to a summer of fun with her best friend, Maggie. She figures she deserves some time to herself to do what she wants before...
